Articles filed under Woodland District 50

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  Focus on school safety at Gurnee districts 56 and 50 Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Safety and security are at the forefront at two Gurnee school districts this week. Nationally known school security expert Kenneth Trump was scheduled to examine buildings at Woodland Elementary District 50 on Monday and Tuesday. Trump will do a security audit at Gurnee Elementary District 56 on Wednesday and Thursday.
  

   

• District 50 bilingual meeting: Feb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50 will host its third bilingual parent advisory council meeting of the academic year at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6.
  

   

• Dist. 50 to hold kindergarten registration Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  Woodland Elementary District 50 hosts kindergarten registration Feb. 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Woodland Primary School, 17366 W. Gages Lake Road, Gages Lake.
  

   

• Dist. 50 to hold dual language informational meeting Jan 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  Woodland Elementary District 50 will host an informational meeting about the district’s dual language program for parents of students entering kindergarten in the fall. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 23 at Woodland Primary School, 17366 W. Gages Lake Road, Gages Lake.
  

   

• Woodland Middle School performance Jan 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Woodland Middle School Drama Club presents “Headin’ for the Hills” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25 and at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 at the school’s cafeteria, 7000 Washington St., Gurnee.
  

   

• D50 science fair: Jan 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Woodland Elementary District 50 will host the 2013 Science Fair Open House on Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Middle School, 7000 Washington St., Gurnee.
  

   
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  Ancient Egyptians used pulley system to build pyramids Dec 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  A student in Gregg Thompson's sixth-grade social studies class at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee asked, "How did the Ancient Egyptians carry blocks that were 1,000 times their weight to build pyramids?" The answer is a complex pulley and sled system that was created to move the blocks hundreds of miles.
  

   

• D50 jazz band to perform: Dec 13, 2012 12:00 AM
  Woodland Middle School Jazz Band members will travel to Vernon Hills for a special performance at 7 p.m. Dec. 17 in the dining court of Westfield Hawthorn Mall, 122 Hawthorn Center.
  

   

• Dist. 50 bilingual advisory council meeting Dec 10, 2012 12:00 AM
  Woodland Elementary District 50 hosts its second Bilingual Parent Advisory Council meeting of the year at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 12 at Woodland Elementary East School, 17261 W. Gages Lake Road, Gages Lake.
  

   
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  Fired principal still fighting Grayslake charter school in courtDec 9, 2012 12:00 AM
  Brian Greene is continuing his legal fight with Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake, where he was the focus of public meetings about a year ago before he was fired. The next hearing for his lawsuit against the school is set for Tuesday. “I remain confident that the truth in what occurred there will be revealed, and my name and credibility can be restored,” Greene said.
  

   
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  Prairie Crossing Charter School leader says he’s leaving Dec 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  Prairie Crossing Charter School's boss has announced he's departing at the end of the current academic year. Nigel Whittington made his resignation public in an email to the Grayslake public choice school's parents and others Monday. He's been executive director since July 2010.
  

   

• Tentative contract deal for District 50 teachers Nov 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Woodland Elementary District 50 in Gurnee has reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with a union representing its teachers. The deal came early Thursday.
  

   

• Woodland hosts author Nov 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  Woodland Primary School's library will welcome children's book author and illustrator Melissa Iwai and author Denis Markell on Monday, Nov. 19.
  

   

• Woodland Primary School hosting author Nov 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Woodland Primary School's library will welcome children's book author and illustrator Melissa Iwai and author Denis Markell on Monday, Nov. 19. The school is at 17366 W. Gages Lake Road, Gages Lake. Iwai, a returning guest to the primary school, will present her latest book, "Hush Little Monster," to the school's Early Childhood students. "Hush Little Monster," which she illustrated, was written by Markell, who's also her husband.
  

   

• District 50 kicks off its annual holiday fdood drive Nov 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Woodland Elementary School District 50 will host a Holiday Food Drive to help feed families in the school district through Dec. 13.
  

   

• Woodland D50 workshop on ADHD Nov 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  Woodland Elementary District 50 will host a parent information workshop on children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5 at the Educational Support Center, 1105 N. Hunt Club Road, Gurnee.
  

   

• D50 student play starts Thursday Nov 4, 2012 12:00 AM
  Woodland Elementary District 50’s Intermediate School will present its fall production of “Keeper of the Tales: Stories from 1,001 Arabian Nights” at 7 p.m., Nov. 8 and 9 at the school, 1115 N. Hunt Club Road, Gurnee.
  

   

• D50 receives PR awards Sep 27, 2012 12:00 AM
  Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50 has received an award for its communications efforts from a statewide group.
  

   

• Woodland school improvement day Sep 13, 2012 12:00 AM
  Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50 will host its first of four school improvement planning days for the school year on Friday, Sept. 14.
  

   

• D50 strategic planning Sep 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  Woodland Elementary District 50 invites its community to participate in a fall strategic planning process that will begin next month.